My New Friend!

Breed:Yorkshire Terrier

Name:Duda

Her Breed History:Yorkshire Terriers were bred in 19th century England from a mixture of Scottish Terriers: Clydesdale, Skye, Paisley and Waterside Terriers; and were used by miners near Yorkshire to catch rats that had infested the mines. They also came in handy as hunting dogs, able to chase foxes, badgers and other small animals into their burrows. Over the years they were bred smaller, soon becoming fashionable pets and dog show standouts.

The ultra long, fine, silky coat parts along the spine and falls straight down on either side. It is steal blue on the body and tail, and tan elsewhere. The tail is usually docked to half its length. If the dogs are not for showing, the owners usually go for the shaggy look. The Yorkie has a flat head, medium-sized length muzzle, a black nose, and regular teeth. The eyes are extremely vivacious and the ears are v-shaped, erect or semi-erect. Its limbs are straight with round feet and black nails. The hair on the head is so abundant that it is almost always necessary to gather it in a band to keep from going into the dog's food bowl and to give the animal maximum visibility.

She is highly energetic, brave, loyal and clever. Duda is truly a sweet little dog who need owners who understand how to give them gentle leadership. I really love Duda, she is already a member of the family and I believe that dogs are the man's best friend!

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may makea fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you,but he will make a fool of himself too."- Samuel Butler

The 2016 Olympics goes to Rio de Janeiro

Everyone thought that South America would never get the chance to host an Olympics. THEY WERE ALL WRONG!

Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. This is definitely a historical date to all Brazilian people, because on that day, Rio de Janeiro got the 2016 Olympics. The amazing Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains and samba beat surprise all the competitors in a extraordinary campaign. Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago, were left behind. Brazil that has been seen as a danger country, will have the opportunity to show how much people discriminate and generalize the whole country just because of the slums and other sort of things that the population of Brazil have to live with. Chicago a very rich city was the first one to be knocked out. The U.S. president Barack Obama, gave all the support and did everything that he could to make Chicago's city the Olympics host. However, it did not work too good as everyone wanted. Chicago was eliminated because the city has not enough stadiums. The second eliminated was Tokyo, doing better than Chicago and following by the last city candidate Madrid.

"It is a time to address this imbalance," Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, told the IOC's members before they voted. "It is time to light the Olympic cauldron in a tropical country."

Yeeeiiiiiiii...I am so happy! I have been to Rio and the city is just AMAZING. Brazil... I will be there for sure to see this fabulous event and I think Rio will do an outstanding!

‘’ Anatomy of a Cheeseburger’’

I was reading an article today, ‘’ Anatomy of a Cheeseburger’’, and I thought it would be very interesting to post in here. In this article, Rifkin explains how Ray Kroc, a salesman who set up the first franchise of the McDonald’s drive-in restaurant, revolutionized the American restaurant industry. The author states that Kroc had it done by imposing discipline on the production of hamburgers, proving that he could be a great industrial comparing himself to Henry Ford. Kroc noticed that Americans had the necessity to get easier access to the food, so he decided to make things faster: by creating a fast meal and having it quickly delivered to the customers. Rifkin also emphasizes how the cheeseburgers were made step-by-step. Finally, the author points out that all the cheeseburgers are the same and different workers can make it without any problem.